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to disseminate research into personal experiences of health and illness. The charity publishes its works through the website healthtalk.org, which features interviews of people talking about their experiences of living with a range of health conditions and are aimed at patients, their carers, family
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prompted them to come up with the idea of a patient experience website. A small group of people from various backgrounds were asked to join a
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after their own experiences of illness. Ann had been diagnosed with breast cancer and although she knew all the medical information, couldn't find anyone else to talk to about the personal and emotional side of having the disease. This, and
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